We are thrilled to be named the #1 Worldwide SolidWorks Reseller for the 4th time in 7 years at SolidWorks World 2014. We value our partnership with each and every one of our customers, who now number 25,500 strong across Canada and the Western United States. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with you for all of your engineering design, manufacturing, and 3D printing needs. The real measurement of success comes through the breakthrough designs of our customers. When we have customers who create brilliant designs which change the way business is done, then we know that we have achieved resounding success.
Thank you from all of us at Hawk Ridge Systems.
Dale Ford, President and CEO
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Free Videos, How-to Blogs, and Tutorials

Our engineers have been busy! Check out the new Hawk Ridge Systems YouTube channel, where you'll find over 30 short and informative videos created by our team. Whether you're interested in sheet metal, electrical wiring, or new features in SolidWorks 2014, it's all there. Don't miss out - subscribe to our channel and stay up to date on your favorite SolidWorks 3D solutions.
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Get the inside story on workarounds, best practices and more from the engineering team. Want to get the Hawk Ridge Systems blog delivered directly to your feed or email? Visit the blog and click on the Subscribe Now button to get started.
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Miss a Webinar Wednesday session? Couldn't make it out of the office for a live event? Don't worry - we've got you covered. With over 200 video tutorials for SolidWorks and CAMWorks solutions on our recorded webinar page, you can easily catch up on previous sessions.
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Productivity Tools Exclusively from Hawk Ridge Systems

HawkWare™ – Get your free download of HawkWare TreeView, a productivity tool from the Hawk Ridge Systems software development team. Zoom, pan, expand, and collapse any branch of the tree. If you haven’t downloaded TreeView, you're missing a great opportunity to get a free desktop utility which provides easy visualization of complex SolidWorks file references.
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CustomTools – Save countless hours when you automate common routines with CustomTools. The toolkit offers easy ways to manage custom properties, auto file-naming, multi-printer and multi-size batch printing, and more. For only $199, you’ll reduce the time you spend on repetitive tasks.
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Upcoming Events at Hawk Ridge Systems

SolidWorks 3D CADSolidWorks Hands-on Test Drive Get to know SolidWorks firsthand and see how easy designing in 3D can be.
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Design Analysis & Simulation SolidWorks Design Challenge: Simulation 101 At this hands-on event, you’ll get a brief demo from our analysis expert on how SolidWorks Simulation works, and then we'll turn you loose on our machines for a 30-minute design challenge. Do you have the best design? Register now and see!
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Technical Documentation with SolidWorks ComposerComposer Workshops Of the fifteen Workshops available in SolidWorks Composer, this webinar will cover the five most frequently used Publishing Workshops: Views, BOM, Technical Illustration, High Resolution Image, and Video. March 26, 2014 at 11AM PT.
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Webinar Wednesday is turning three years old this April! We can hardly believe it ourselves, but we've held over 300 webinars since we launched our weekly series. If you haven't tuned in lately, check the upcoming schedule and register for a morning eLearning session, where you can get tips and tricks for your SolidWorks and CAMWorks solutions, or for an afternoon eDemo, where you can see new capabilities from products you might be investigating. Better yet, register for both!
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In the Know with Hawk Ridge Systems

Meet Your Peers Network with your fellow SolidWorks contemporaries at a local User Group.
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Take a Class
From introductory to advanced topics, learn from the experts at Hawk Ridge Systems. We offer a wide variety of courses online and at our 16 training centers across North America.
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Customer Corner: eatART Foundation

Did you see the Mondo Spider onstage at SolidWorks World 2014? Built by a Vancouver-based team of artists and engineers, eatART Foundation's 1600 lb., 8-legged walking machine started off as an art project, but has quickly become a sensation. If you weren't able to attend SolidWorks World in San Diego, or if you just want to see the awesomeness of the Mondo Spider again, check out this video recap from the General Session. Congratulations to the
eatART team! We can't wait to see what you'll come up with next.
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Training Discounts
If you're interested in classroom courses or online classes, we can offer you special incentives up to 20% off on SolidWorks and CAMWorks training.
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3D Printers are Here If you're interested in professional or production 3D printers, there's no time like today. Get the best prices on printers from 3D Systems.
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Save the Date!

Mark your calendar! Join us on
June 10 in Santa Clara for the grand opening of the Hawk Ridge Systems 3D Printing Briefing Center. We'll be featuring the new 3D printers from 3D Systems, including the popular ProJet series. Not sure which 3D printer fits your needs? Check out our Buyer's Guide.
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NVIDIA GRID VCA: A Case Study

NVIDIA GRID VCA is a game-changer. If you were at SolidWorks World this January, you saw CEO Dale Ford on the big screen talking about the disruptive technology that allows you to deliver graphics-intensive applications like SolidWorks in an online or cloud-like format. But did you know that we also use the GRID VCA in our 16 training centers?

Factory Five Racing, the world’s largest seller of replica cars, is recognized for its innovative designs among component car kit enthusiasts around the world. After upgrading to the latest HP Z Workstations, Factory Five cut their design-to-prototype time in half. See how they used HP Z Workstations and SolidWorks to develop the 818.
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